Whananaki bar Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.52° S 174.48° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is 20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (23 Apr)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sun 26
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	144	163	125	77	64	49	74	212	399	366	327	243	321	385	347	263	222	170	144	104	69	52	43	33
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SE	SSW	SSE	SSE	E	NE	NNE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on
High Tide				11:47AM1.94m					00:26AM2.05m				12:48PM1.84m				1:28AM1.98m				1:54PM1.78m
Low Tide		5:46AM0.26m					6:04PM0.17m				6:46AM0.33m				7:05PM0.26m				7:50AM0.38m				8:08PM0.34m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:44
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	4	3	4	2	2	1	1	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	14	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	9	11	14	14	14	15	16	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 8	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	SE 11	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	SE 10	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5
kJ	57	56	34	50	50	49	9	128	254	287	211	2	2	2	5	2	2	2	2	4	69	52	43	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 10	NE 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	SE 12	N 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 16	N 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9
kJ	7	3	10	10	10	9	2	8	2	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	3	2	5	2	8	6	8	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	NE 8	N 6	N 6	E 8	N 10	N 6	N 10	—	—	N 6	—	—	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 17	N 17	N 9	SE 8	N 9	N 9	N 16	SE 8
kJ	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	—	—	1	—	—	4	4	4	6	6	2	3	2	2	5	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	144	163	125	77	64	47	74	212	399	366	327	243	321	385	347	263	222	170	144	104	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Pataua Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	The Ledge Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	61	57	57	109	59	22	14	3	22	60	14	7	14	60	0	0	60	60	59	59	109	59	12	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Taronui Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Waipapakauri Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Tapotupoto Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Pareparea Bay	Bland Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	6	4	4	5	4	3	3	4	3	3
Header Global	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Buchupureo Chile	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	9	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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